THE TEMPTATIONS/DO THE TEMPTATIONS G6-975S1 (-76) US

 Their thirtieth or so LP since the 1964 debute one. (For more on the band please check posts on some of their other albums  https://monolover.blogspot.com/search?q=(%C3%84I%C3%96*)&max-results=20&by-date=true  ). After this they were sacked by the Gordy label, apparently since the Motown heads wasn't happy that the combo took too much control over their recordings. They then spent four years releasing a couple of albums for Atlantic before returning to Gordy and stay. Not sure why Motown didn't like the outcome of this. I hear a broad soul sweep here, from disco to languishing ballads, most performed in their signature way, and I especially like that some of the arrangements are more adventurous than middle-of-the-road, like the brass in "Why Can't You And Me Get Together" or the psych intro to "Is There Anybody Else". There are also some nice heartfelt ballads to enjoy, as "I'm On Fire (Body Song)" and "Let Me Count The Ways (I Love You)". I've been a Temptations fan since the sixties, so I'm probably biased, but however this was recieved by the public and Motown moguls back then I like it now and that's all that matters to me. Issued and reissued all over the world on vinyl and/or cassette and/or 8-track, but to my knowledge never like this on CD. Premiere US had label as shown here in a thin fully laminated cover. (YZÄ*)  (ÄIÖ*) (TÖMÖ*)